Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NE OF THETWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
The Macon creditors of Jacob Mas, Of
cochran, have decided to SETTLE for 25c.
Bn 81.
A. j. Porter has been commissioned a
Notary Public for the l235th district, Cor
don county.
The flag of the Fort Gaines Guards has
been stolen or mislaid and they are very
Eesirous OF recovering It.
Last Tuesday lot Of land containing
zOO acres, located near Johnston station,
sold at public cutlery for 5000 cash.
The cane-planting season has arrived.
and seed cane is greatly in demand, much
Of it having been injured by the freezes
ef the past winter.
AT Jesup Monday night a negro en-
pioyed by Capt. Walthour dropped his
gun and received the contents in mis- foot,
making painful If not fatal wound.
The farmers OF McDufle county are
forming an association with the object OF
making joint purchases of their supplies,
and thus securing them at wholesale
'ates.
Joseph l.. Deadwyler has forwarded to
.he executive department his resigna-
sion as Notary Public for the lS9th dis
:rict, Ebert county, and 1t has been ac-
septed.
A negro by the name OF Joe Glass, while
Intoxicated last Saturday night week, tell
la mud hole in toe road, In Fayette
county, and being unable to extricate
himseS, died in this horrible condition.
Jack Blank, an old colored man en-
I. ployed on the place, is in Jail at Albany
charged with incendIarism in burning
.be corn crib on j. n. Tits sand Hill
place in Dougherty county q few days
ago.
nubliu will ba In tala yro ,,bir aO,,, ,,,, !
cation with the outside world within
very short while. The wine has been
stretched about twenty miles and the
posts have been put IN position 10 Bruton
station.
At Monroe Wednesday the will of
Z stephen Felker was probated in solemn
torm in the Court OF Ordinary. The estate
is valued at 100000. Gov. Mcdaniel, his
son-in-law, aud George w. and joseph Ii .
celker are executors.
The Comptroller General is receiving
from the printer the blank tax digests,
which will be sent to the Tax Receivers
OF Inc several counties next week, to-
eether with 800, 900 blank tax Isis, TIE
work OF distributing these blanks is no
small matter.
The work of putting up the telegraph
wire along the line of the Wrightsyille
and Tennille railroad is progressing rap.
ms week. Wrigntsville will then have
sull and complete communication with
ali the outside world.
j. L. Boyt, Of Albany, sought, as cit
lien, to Iujoln the County Commission
ers from Issuing bonds TO build the bridge
across Flint river below Albany. Judge
Bower has just refused TO grant the in
junction., Zoe case will be- taken up to
the Supreme Court.
The cases OF scarlet fever that have APP
peared in Albany are OF very mild type.
The physicians say that it was never
known to prevail in that section in ylru-
lent form. and no fatal Results or serious
eHecls need be apprehendeu where proper
care and attention IS given The patient.
The old-fashioned judges stand and
jury boxes that were put in Danieeville
court house fifty years ago have oeen re-
moved. the heavy stalTcases taken out, the
court house refurnlshed wife chairs and
considerable changes for the better made.
The sentiment is changing rapidly Tor a
aew court house.
The grand jury OF Taylor county rec-
commended that the case against the Or
binary De mol. pressed, provided Mr.. Russ
teonefed his resigDatlOn. TINS explains
his Geographic request that the Governor
accept his resignation by wire. This the
6oVernor refused 10 do, but he Will ac-
-SCPU ~ III INC AcS uldI way.
- Isaac Collins died Monday from a
wound received from piece OF timber in
the hands Oi James Oyburn last Saturday
night near StephensWlie. Inc two young
men, both white, had been to Stephens
Vile and lmbi0ed pretty freely OF whisky.
and on their way home a difficulty was
raised with the above result.
The Town Council OF Wrightsyille. at
their last regular session, repealed the
special tax ordinance, as it is thought
that the street and ad yalorum tayps
when collected ana added TO the funds
already in the treasury, will raise an
amount sufficient to deir0y all the ex-
penses oil the town during the present
year.
Dave Paul was arrested at Dublin Nom
day and placed IN jail on a charge ofhay-
lnx stolen geld watch from George Ii j.
White, of Hawkinsvllle. The watcn was
tound on his person and taken charge OF,
IL IS an old heirloom and is highly priced
IL bears the initials OF Mr.. w nite's father,
-. q. W." Paul has been teaching
school in Pulaski county.
The case OF /. NJ. Blair and wife against
the Georgia Pacific Railway Company,
hor damages IN the famous collision near
Austell, Ia December, 1885, has been sell
lled By the pay nenJ OF $1,000. Mrs,
Blair was on the East Tennessee. VIr-
bAhAo "hA ga passenger Train winch
ran into the Georgia Pacific, aud was
considerably injured by the conclusion.
Gainesville is improving every day, and
properly IS IN lair demand. Business
houses are all filed, and there are very
lew dwellings vacant. For the last day
Or so there have been several Eavllshmen
In that town. They have been negotiating
Tor year or more for large tract of min
ing lands about NacOOchee valley, and
now the trade is closed and deeds are be-
ing made out.
Since the closing of Fowlers barroom
In Oconee county the Athens Jugs are be-
ing nlled at Centre, just over the line In
jackson county. Bat H. ie probable that
the Centre balroom Will ALEC be closed
but IN short while, and Athens will
nave to be supplied elsewhere. The peo.
pie o. jackson will vote on prom bition
next Monday, and tue PrOhIbitiouists are
very hopeful oil carrying the election.
Dodge Superior Court is still in BessioG
viii continue until the close of the
Judge kibbao presiding. The
Xcivil business has been well attended In
q yer sixty cases having been disposed Of
1Kpumber OF old eases gotten rid Of leay.
X OILY comparatively new business TO
e sied. There has been large Increase
H4lgated cases IN the last few Vpars